With this funding, the personalized beauty care startup will augment its R&D infrastructure, AI-driven technology to further cater to the evolving needs of millennial consumers.
IncNut Digital, a data-driven media and eCommerce startup has raised around $4M funding in Series A from RPSG Ventures, an early stage consumer-centric venture capital fund backed by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group as its sponsor investor.
With the inflow of funding, the personalized beauty care startup, IncNut which houses – SkinKraft (India’s first customized Dermatologically-approved beauty care regimen) & Vedix (India’s first customized Ayurvedic beauty care regimen) is looking at strengthening and expanding its R&D labs, overall infrastructure, and AI-driven data technology.
As per reports, India will constitute 5% of the total global cosmetics market and become one of the top five global markets in revenue terms by 2025, backed by the growing aspiration and awareness towards “personalized” products.
Mr. Chaitanya Nallan, CEO, IncNut, said, “Our vision at SkinKraft & Vedix is to revolutionize beauty with customized e-commerce. Since the last few years, we have seen an increased interest in customized skincare using AI and ML. With RPSG Venture’s operational experience and expertise in the consumer domain, we will be able to strengthen our positioning and expand more rapidly across India.”
Mr. Abhishek Goenka, Head of RPSG Ventures, said, “Personalized beauty care provides a unique way of engaging with customers. SkinKraft & Vedix have been successful in building, scaling, and sustaining a content to commerce community and have leveraged that in connecting the dots between brand building and performance. We, at RPSG Ventures, see an incredible potential in the data-driven skincare industry. We are delighted to support the company in developing the technology as they start to scale the business.”
Chaitanya Nallan, Sangram Simha, and Veerendra Shivhare built IncNut together in 2011. IncNut secured a seed round of Rs 50 lakh from Venture East in 2013, which was later purchased by Japanese conglomerate Istyle in 2018.
About IncNut Digital
IncNut is a leading digital and e-commerce platform that addresses everyday issues of today’s new age women who are always on-the-go, using media, commerce, and technology. The company owns and operates two of the largest women-centric digital media platforms – Stylecraze.com (beauty, health & wellness) & Momjunction.com (parenting) along with India’s leading Personalised beauty care brands – SkinKraft & Vedix.
About RPSG Ventures
RPSG Ventures is an early-stage consumer VC Fund focused on investing in the B2C ecosystem including food & beverage, personal care, and lifestyle goods. Established in 2018, RPSG Ventures is a value-adding ally of exceptional entrepreneurs looking to transform the Indian consumer landscape. The fund invests in early-stage consumer businesses across their Seed A to Series B rounds. Their current portfolio includes mCaffeine, The Souled Store, and ShopG.
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